Better to look at stc 55 to stc 60 for best satisfaction.
Stc 50 wall.
Best blocking stc 50 full height walls preferred share a sound blocking level of stc 50 means that a listener in a quiet room would need to exert effort to hear raised speech levels in adjacent rooms and the speech would not be understandable or disruptive.
Weigh at least 50 less than masonry walls allowing faster easier installation for more information see the following brochures.
Note that this is a minimal amount of isolation and you will likely be disturbed by neighbors.
These wall assembly files are used for planning and estimation purposes for many ul wall types such as fire rated wall assemblies.
Sound tested with 2 x 4 stud wall with 1 2 12 7 mm toughrock fireguard c gypsum wallboard or densarmor plus fireguard c panels each side of assembly and 3 1 2 89 mm fiberglass insulation in stud space both sides.
Insulation will noticeably improve the stc rating of an assembly.
In the us it is widely used to rate interior partitions ceilings floors doors windows and exterior wall configurations.
The international building code ibc requires lab tested stc 50 for walls floors and ceilings for new construction.
Sound transmission class or stc is an integer rating of how well a building partition attenuates airborne sound.
Ulc i511 ga.
To view different wall assemblies click on each point below that may apply to your project.
Breakaway clip facings and height of wall differ between ul design u373 and whi gp wa 120 03.
Stc 43 15 8 41 mm steel studs.
Stc 55 stc 50 lounge office office office conference room stc 42 15 8 41 mm steel studs.
Single layer 1 2 13 mm type x gypsum board each side.
One thickness 23 4 70 mm jm formaldehyde free thermal acoustical fiber glass batts.
Area separation wall systems area separation wall submittal sheet sa925 wb2129 sheetrock shaft wall systems.
Metal stud walls perform better than wood stud walls.
Sound tested with 2 x 4 stud wall with 1 2 12 7 mm toughrock fireguard c wallboard or densarmor plus fireguard c panels and 3 1 2 89 mm fiberglass insulation in stud space.
Usg provides resources here for our ul wall assemblies for seamless integration into any construction project.
Single layer 5 8 16 mm type x gypsum board each side.
Outside the us the sound reduction index sri iso index is used.